Sew Simple Shapes Series - Week Eight - Blocks 18 - 19 and 20!!

Okay cute people...

here are the last 3 blocks 

for this fun quilt!

These are the blocks that started it all:)

I made them with my new 

Autumn Love 

Sew Simple Shapes

Now that they are here and available...

 and you are pro's by making

 the first 17 blocks...

Here are the shapes you need to

 trace and sew for Block 18:

4 - F-1

1 - F-3

8 - F-5

4 - F-19

1 - F-24

4 - F27

Cut 4 - 2 1/4" long 1/4" wide

 stems from your spool.

Sew your pinwheel background square:)

***You will need to clip the cleavage in the flower pot and sunflower shapes***

Pin and glue baste the center flower first. 

Measure in 2 1/2" from the corner

 and place the yellow flowers.

The top of the flower pot is 

5 1/2" in from the corner:)

The red hearts are 3" in from the side edge.

There is 1/2" between the 

leaves and the flowers. 

Ready for applique!

I fussy cut my flowers so that the

 white daisy would be in the center:)

I super love the sunflower 

with the red gingham center!

BLOCK 18

Here are the shapes that you will 

need to trace and sew for Block 19:

5 - F-1

4 - F-3

4 - F-8

4 - F-15

4 - F-24

No Stems!

Make your pinwheel background square:)

***Cleavages to clip are the 

sunflowers-stars and leaves***

Pin and glue baste the center circle 

and leaves first.

Measure in 3" from the corner 

and place your red sunflower shapes.

Layer with the circles first

 and then the stars.

The blue circles in between are

 1 3/4"in from the side edge.

Ready for applique!

I love the patriotic feel of this block:)

BLOCK 19

Here are the shapes that you will need 

to trace and sew for block 20:

4 - F-1

1 - F-2

1 - F-3

8 - F-10

4 - F-16

2 - F-20

 (cut the 2 - F-20 in half after 

sewing to make the 4 tulip centers)

Cut 4 - 2 1/2" long 1/4" wide stems 

for the tulips

and Cut 4 - 3" long 1/4" wide stems 

for the little blue flowers

***You will need to clip the

 cleavage in each tulip***

Pin and glue baste the center circles first.

Measure in 3 1/2"in from the corner

 and place the tulip center.

Place the tulip on top:)

The blue flowers are about 

1 3/4" in from the side edge.

The tip-off the leaves are 2" in.

Ready for applique!

Because of the tulips...

this block reminds me of spring:)

Block 20

When all 20 of your blocks are completed...

you will need to use your 

12 1/2" Trim-It Ruler 

to trim them down to 12 1/2" square.

I'll show you what my quilt top 

looks like as soon as I decide 

how I'm doing it and 

get it sewn together:)

Of course I will give you 

all of those measurements!!

I'm not sure what the date will be

 but I do know that it will be

 BEFORE August 20th which is when my

 Autumn Love Sew Along starts.

I have really loved making these blocks

 with all of my 

Sew Simple Shapes sets together.

I hope this series has helped you to

 see how versatile they are and to think outside of the box when

 looking at each shape...

and seeing new possibilities:)

Talk to you soon!

xx

Lori

Sew Simple Shapes Series - Week Seven - Blocks 16 and 17 Tutorials!

Here we are at week seven in the 

Sew Simple Shapes Series

Click on the previous weeks

 if you are just joining in:

Week One

Week Two

Week Three

Week Four

Week Five

Week Six

Week Six 1/2

This week we will be 

making 2 blocks using the

 Let's Bake

 Sew Simple Shapes

For Block 16 you will need to 

trace and sew the following shapes:

4 - E-10

5 - E-11

4 - E-12

4 - E-16

Cut 4 - 3" long and 4 - 4 1/2" long 

1/4" wide stems from your spool.

Make your pinwheel background square.

The 4 - E-10 circles are for the leaves.

Mark the center after tracing the circle using the lines on the template.

Then use a ruler and draw 1/4" from center on both sides...or in other words...two lines 1/2" apart.

Sew on the lines like this.

Trim...

Turn and shape:)

On the E-16 shape you will need to

 clip the 2 cleavage areas.

Pinning and glue basting is the next step:)

Place the center circle first.

Measure 3" in from the corner and place 

the blue flowers...

measure in 2 3/4" in and 

place the red centers.

The yellow tulips are placed

 1 1/2" in from the side edge.

Always use the ruler to line everything up:)

Ready for applique!

I love these tulips:)

And the half circle leaves

 and red gingham center.

BLOCK SIXTEEN

Let's do block seventeen now:)

Trace and sew these shapes:

5 - E-10

1 - E-11

8 - E-12

4 - E-13

8 - E-17

Cut 8 - 3 1/4" long and

 1/4" wide stems from your spool.

Make your pinwheel background square.

The E-13 shape has inner curves 

that will need to be clipped.

3 clips in each inner curve will do nicely:)

Place the 2 center circles first. 

Measure in 3" from the corner and place the yellow gingham circles.

The flowers go in the center of each:)

The small aqua circles are placed

 1 3/4" from the side edge.

Pin and glue baste the leaves 3/4" up from the bottom of the stems.

Ready for applique!

I love the cute little blue berries

 and the oval shaped leaves.

And I love that the flower fit

 on top of the circle perfectly!

(because those shapes were a 

frosted donut in the 

Let's Bake Quilt ...lol)

BLOCK SEVENTEEN

Next week we will have the last 3 blocks for a total of 20!

Those 3 are the ones made from 

Autumn Love 

Sew Simple Shapes

 that I showed you in the beginning of this series:)

After that I'll draw up a setting

 and get may blocks

 sewn together and quilted.

Of course I will show you 

and give you measurements for the

 sashings and border as soon as 

I know what they will be.

My goal is to have it all completed 

before we start the 

Autumn Love Sew Along 

on August 20th....

YAY!

xx

Lori

Sew Simple Shapes Series - Week 6 1/2 - Blocks 13, 14 and 15 Tutorials!

Welcome to week 6 1/2 cute people!

Yes...I did say 6 1/2.

I thought we needed one

 in-between week 6 and 7...

 so here we are!

Above is Block 13 and the

 first one that we will be doing today:)

We will be making three blocks 

(13...14 and 15)

with my fourth set of 

Sew Simple Shapes 

Bee Happy 

Pieces that you will need to

 trace, cut and sew for Block 13 are:

 5 - D-2

1 - D-4

8 - D-20

4 - D-23

Cut 4 - 3 1/4" long 1/4" wide 

stems from your spool

 and sew your pinwheel background block:)

There are no inner curves or cleavage to clip 

on this block and its an

 easy peasy layout with just a few pieces.

As usual...my center pieces go on first:)

I measured 2 3/4" in from the corner and placed the flower center.

I measured 3 3/4" in from the corner and placed the flower.

The tip of the leaves are 2 1/2" in from the side edge.

I always use my 12 1/2" Trim-it to 

make sure everything is lining up correctly:)

Ready for applique!

I love the simplicity of this block...

And the cute half circle flowers:)

BLOCK THIRTEEN

Onto the next block:)

For this block you will need the following Bee Happy Shapes:

12 - D-1

1 - D-2

4 - D-14

4 - D-20

Cut 4 - 4 1/2" long 1/4" wide 

stems from your spool and 

sew your pinwheel background block:)

Lay your center pieces out first and panther for glue basting.

I measured 2 3/4" in from the corner and placed the tip of my stars.

The top circle from the set of three measures 1 3/4" in from the side edge...

And the 2 circles on each side measure 2 3/4" in from the edge and are 2" apart.

Remember to use your ruler for perfect placement:)

Ready for applique!!

These circles are little and worth it!...

I love them sew much:)

Stars instead of flowers add a lot of interest and variety...

who doesn't love a red plaid star...right?

BLOCK FOURTEEN

Now for the last block with the 

Bee Happy Sew Simple Shapes.

I really wanted to use the stars again but this time in aqua:)

The shapes you will need for Block 15 are:

1 - D-2

1 - D-3

8 - D-5

4 - D-12

4 - D-14

4 - D - 16

Cut 4 - 2" long and 4 - 4 1/2" long 1/4" wide stems from your spool.

Sew your pinwheel background square:)

Place your center circles first:)

I measured 2 3/4" in from 

the corner and placed

 the yellow egg shape for the flower center. 

The widest part of the shape is at the top:)

I placed the red flower so that the bottom just barely overlapped the

 bottom of the yellow egg shape.

The starts are 1 1/2" from the side edge of the background block.

Before I placed my leaves I used my ruler to check that everything was correct...

then I put two leaves under each flower.

Ready for applique!

The aqua star print is from my latest collection called Autumn Love that is just being shipped to quilt shops world wide this week!!

I love this block too.

I love every block in this series and how they go together!

BLOCK FIFTEEN

Next week there will be

2 more blocks and we will be 

using the 

Let's Bake

Sew Simple Shapes 

See you then!

xx

Lori

P.S. Here are previous weekly

 links for this series:

Week One

Week Two

Week Three

Week Four

Week Five

Week Six